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DEVICE FOR STRENGTHENING BBD'STEADS. No. 257,741. Y Patented May 9, 1882..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK MORRIS, OF BAROVVNS STATION, MISSOURI.

DEVICE FOR STRENGTHENING BEDSTEADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,741, dated May 9, 1882. Application tiled March 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK MoRRIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Browns Station, in the county ot' Boone and State of Missouri, have invented` a new and valuable Improvement in Devices for Strengthening Bedsteads; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is arepresentation of' a plan view of my device. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the' angular piece. Fig. 3 is a bottom perspective of the slat, and Figa is a sectional view.

This invention has relation to devices for strengthening the frame of a bedstead and preventing the slats from falling out; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a Slat-plate having studs and an angular rail-plate having perforations for the reception of the studs of the slat-plate, all as hereinafter set forth, and especially pointed out in the claim appended.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates the rail of a bedstead, and b a central or other slat, to-which the Slat-plate c is applied. This Slat-plate is formed with studs d projecting downward, and is perforated at e e for attachment to the end of the slat ou the under side by means of screws g.

h represents the angular rail-plate, having a vertical flange, k, which is perforated at l L for the passage of the screws m m, which serve to secure the plate to the rail in position, so that the perforations p, which are made in the horizontal portion of the plate, will engage the studs d of the Slat-plate, as shown in the drawings.V The Slat-plates and rail-plates are used in pairs and arranged at each end of the slat, so that When the latter is in position and engages the rail-plates it will hold the rails securely and prevent them from spreading, thereby bracing the bedstead and preventing the slats from falling out.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The bedstead-brace and slat-fastening consisting of the angular rail-plate h, having the vertical perforated lange 7c and the vperforations 1o in the horizontal portion, and the slatplate c, having the studs d projecting downward, and the screw-holes e, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK MORRIS.

Witnesses VICTOR BARTH, J. M. FERGUSON. 

